Forfatterens fødeår: 1940
A fragmented and largely retrospective description of a daughter's relationship with her father, La Place deals with issues of sexuality, social standing and alienation. This is an accessible and exciting addition to French studies courses.
‘My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon.’ Thus begins Shame, the probing story of the twelve-year-old girl who will become Annie Ernaux, and the traumatic memory that will echo and resonate throughout her life.
A fragmented and largely retrospective description of a daughter's relationship with her father, "La Place" deals with issues of sexuality, social standing and alienation. This will be an accessible and exciting addition to French studies courses.
The powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), published alongside the West End production in 2025.
Fransk udgave af Den frosne kvinde. - Elle a trente ans, elle est professeur, mariée à un "cadre", mère de deux enfants. Elle habite un appartement agréable. Pourtant, c'est une femme... Læs mere
'La photo en noir et blanc d'une petite fille en maillot de bain foncé, sur une plage de galets. En fond, des falaises. Elle est assise sur un rocher plat, ses jambes robustes étendues bien... Læs mere